MISENHEIMER, N.C. - Chrisbel Alcantara (San Juan, P.R.) lead the charge accumulating 26.0 points for the day as the Guilford College volleyball team defeated Mary Baldwin University 3-1 (19-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-17) and swept Pfeiffer University, 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-17) on Saturday afternoon in Merner Gym on Pfeiffer's campus as they hosted the Tri-Match.
 
Guilford walks away with an 11-11 record while Mary Baldwin sinks to 2-19. Pfeiffer now falls to a 5-19 record.
 
GAME ONE
 
Star players for the Quakers included Alcantara with 15 kills, Natalie Moore (Talbott, Tenn.) who tallied eight kills, and Kaci Johnson (Winterville, N.C.) who garnered seven kills. Madison Bozarth (Greensboro, N.C.) also controlled the Quaker defense in game one tied for the game-high in digs with 16.
 
As for the Fighting Squirrels, the key factors were Delaney Bolbach who tallied seven kills, Brooklynn Prince, who earned seven kills along with 13 digs and three assists, and Emily Penny with 11 digs and three assists. Additionally, Alexa Ammerman had a team-high of 16 digs.
 
Kills from Zoe Whisnant (Greensboro, N.C.), who finished with eight digs, and Alcantara gave the Guilford offense a boost; however, attacking errors and an ace allowed Mary Baldwin to go on a 4-0 run. Lacie Evans (Statesville, N.C.) made an appearance against MBU as well, dishing out five assists. Whisnant delivered her second kill of the set, finishing the game with a total of four kills, while Alcantara and Marie Hall (High Point, N.C.) rejoined the action, marking Hall's first kill since her last appearance on October 8th. The Quakers answered with a 4-1 run including two of Alcantara's six kills in this set alongside a Maddi Page (Jonesboro, Ga.) ace to make it 14-11 in favor of the Fighting Squirrels. Hall continued to make some noise alongwith Page, Alcantara, and Moore however, it was a combined effort from the Mary Baldwin squad to secure the set win, 25-19.
 
In set two, the Quakers came out strong, extending their lead to 8-1 with contributions from Alcantara, Madison Duvall (Sophia, N.C.), a kill paired with an ace by Page, along with efforts from Kaci Johnson and Moore. Vanessa Johnson (Charlotte, N.C.), who tied with the game-high of three blocks, Kaci Johnson, and Alcantara, finishing with a .297 clip, amped the Guilford pressure against Mary Baldwin. Bozarth added one of her four aces in the following sequence to make it 15-7. Bolbach, Alaina Avant, and Kennedy Mills tried to get MBU on board, but Alcantara, Moore, and Kaci Johnson put the set away with the final set score of 25-15.
 
The back-and-forth battle in the beginning of set three was the precursor to the 6-0 extension from Guilford. Kaci Johnson and Duvall put the Quakers in that position so the confidence was instilled into Moore gifting an ace to Mary Baldwin alongside a Vanessa Johnson kill. A 5-2 run was briefly followed by GC with an appearance from Jillian Mapes (Hodges, S.C.) who finished with 12 assists and two digs. Page, who ended with game-high 22 assists, Kaci Johnson, Moore, and Duvall were to thank for that stretch, making the score 16-8. Mary Baldwin rebutted with a 6-2 run of their own thanks to Prince, Hailee McDonald, and Mills. Moore, Johnson & Johnson, and Alcantara regained control of the set's tempo, securing a 25-18 victory.
 
In the final set of game one, Mills and company were first to score. GC then exploited MBU's mistakes by delivering eight uninterrupted points. Amber Chiarolanzio (Deep Gap, N.C.), who totaled 11 digs, delivered an ace in that sequence, while Whisnant added a kill and Mapes contributed with two more kills, making it 11-4. Although the Fighting Squirrels responded with a 6-3 run, contributions from Whisnant, Alcantara, Vanessa Johnson, and three aces by Bozarth helped secure the set win. Guilford claimed the last seven points without interruption, taking the final set 25-17 and sealing a 3-1 match victory.
 
GAME TWO
 
Statistical leaders for Guilford against the Falcons were Alcantara with ten kills, Kaci Johnson with nine of her own, and Moore with eight kills alongside seven digs. Page also earned the game-high yet again in Tri-Match with 34 assists. Vivian Cavataio (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) demanded respect on defense by earning the game-high of 16 digs.
 
Key contributors for Pfeiffer included Madison Tate who tallied eight kills, Abby Lewis with seven kills paired with nine digs, Kylee Mayberry with team-high 15 assists alongside nine digs, and Gabby Edwards with team-high of 14 digs.
 
It was a slower start for the Quakers thanks to a 7-1 run by the Falcons. Attacking errors along with a bad set and a kill from Haedyn McGrath and two kills from Tate. Johnson & Johnson, Moore, and Duvall ignited GC's offense to make it 10-5, all assisted by Page. Following another attacking error by Pfeiffer, Guilford went on a six-point run, fueled by three consecutive kills from Alcantara and back-to-back aces from Cavataio. Jada Thomas, Gabi Gama, and Tate played key roles in Pfeiffer's counterattack, but a kill and an ace from Page, along with contributions from Moore, Johnson & Johnson, and Alcantara, who finished this set with five kills, helped extend the lead. The Quakers closed the set with five consecutive points, locking in the set win at 25-20.
 
Set two was where Moore turned up the heat, finishing with five kills in the set. Kaci Johnson, who ended with four in set two, Moore, and Alcantara got the Quakers going while momentum shifted between the two teams. Four-continuous points were followed for GC thanks to kills from Kaci and Vanessa Johnson. The Falcons and Tate tried to make the most of the Guilford errors, but Moore, Page, Kaci Johnson, and Alcantara banded together to extend the lead, 21-18. Vanessa Johnson followed by two consecutive kills from Moore alongside a Pfeiffer attacking error, the Quakers prevailed the set, 25-22.
 
In the last set of the Tri-Match, Cavataio started things off for the Quakers before Page delivered one of her three aces and Kaci Johnson earning back-to-back kills along with contributions from Alcantara to create a 6-1 advancement. A 5-0 run was later followed by GC with help from Duvall, Alcantara, a kill from Page, and two aces from Cavataio, pushing the score, 17-6. After four-consecutive points from Pfeiffer, Duvall had a kill that was assisted by Evans. Bailey Prewitt (Kalispell, Mt.) made an appearance with a kill, also assisted by Evans. As the set neared its conclusion, Angel Brown (Mount Pleasant, Mich.), Haley Pasour (Winterville, N.C.), and Chiarolanzio made appearances, effectively utilizing the entire Quakers bench for the day. Guilford defeated Pfeiffer in the set 25-17, completing the sweep.
 
 
The Quakers' next contest is set for Tuesday, October 29th against the Maroons of Roanoke College in Salem, Va.